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Lecar A1 coach to Saint-CharlesorPre-booked private transfer?

The short answer

For one traveler the Lecar A1 coach to Saint-Charles is cheaper by €47. But at 6 travelers the Pre-booked private transfer takes over, and at 8 travelers the Lecar A1 coach to Saint-Charles takes over.

The Lecar A1 coach to Saint-Charles is quicker: 30 min against 35 min.

Lecar A1 coach to Saint-Charles: 04:05–01:50. Pre-booked private transfer: Runs all night.

Priced against each other

Whole-party totals · adult fares
What each costs for the whole party, in EUR. The cheaper of the two is marked on every row.
TravelersLecar A1 coach to Saint-CharlesPre-booked private transferDifference
1€15€62€47
2€30€62€32
3€45€62€17
4€60€87€27
5€75€87€12
6€90€87€3
7€105€87€18
8€120€174€54

The cheaper option changes at 6 travelers, from the Lecar A1 coach to Saint-Charles to the Pre-booked private transfer. The cheaper option changes at 8 travelers, from the Pre-booked private transfer to the Lecar A1 coach to Saint-Charles. That is the whole reason this comparison is not a single number.

Side by side

Where each one leaves you
A1 · Transdev for La Métropole Mobilité (Métropole Aix-Marseille-Provence)Lecar A1 coach to Saint-Charles
From
The airport bus station (gare routière) between Terminals 1 and 2, with a ticket machine open 24 hours and the Métropole Mobilité Boutique open 06:00 to 22:15
To
The Pôle d'Échanges Saint-Charles bus station, beside the railway station, above metro lines M1 and M2; timetabled 22 minutes off-peak and 30 at the morning and afternoon peaks, printed as 30 to 50
Luggage
A coach with a hold: the airport says every bus to and from it "sont équipés de soutes" and asks you to label your bags.
Runs
04:05–01:50
Journey
22–50 min

EUR 15 is the Métropole's own live figure and the airport shop's; the EUR 10 on the Métropole's 2025 sheet and in its 2025 tariff guide, still the documents a search turns up, is the price before 1 July 2026.

Tapping a bank card on board buys only the full-fare single. The EUR 7 youth fare, EUR 5 child fare and EUR 25 return are sold at the machines and Boutique in the bus station; cash on board is accepted only when the Boutique is shut. A 2026 price for the old ten-trip (EUR 65) and combined A1-plus-RTM (EUR 10.90) tickets isn't published.

The sheet says 30 to 50 minutes and the timetable 22 to 30; the airport's shop says 25. Between 07:30 and 08:50 and 16:00 and 17:50 the timetable itself allows 30, and the sheet's upper figure is for a motorway that is often full.

Last departure 01:50 (01:40 from November to April), first 04:05, every day. The bus-and-TER chain stops at 21:02–21:24; after that, only a taxi reaches Marseille, at the meter's night tariff.

A metro ticket is not included: a EUR 1.70 RTM single, or a bank card tapped at the gate, takes you on from Saint-Charles.

EUR 6.30 a head dearer than the chain at every size — EUR 120 against EUR 69.60 for eight — for a single vehicle, a hold for the bags, and the 19 hours a day the chain does not run.

Lecar A1 coach to Saint-Charles: price for every party size

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transfer · Welcome PickupsPre-booked private transfer
From
Driver meets you in arrivals with a name board
To
Any address
Luggage
Stated when booking; choose the vehicle by luggage as well as seats.
Runs
All night
Journey
35 min

This price is indicative: the operator sets it, and it moves with vehicle size, luggage and the exact address. Confirm the total at the time you book.

Pre-booked private transfer: price for every party size

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